MLB Player News
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Takes seat Monday
Kirk is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.
Danny Jansen will draw the start at catcher while Brandon Belt serves as the Blue Jays' designated hitter with Kirk sitting after he had been included in the lineup in three of the past four games. With an even 8:8 BB:K through his first 13 games of the season, Kirk appears to be seeing the ball well, but it hasn't translated to eye-popping fantasy numbers. He enters Monday's game with a .243 average, one home run, nine RBI and four runs.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Resting Monday
Wong is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Given that the Red Sox are closing out their four-game series with the Angels with a day game along with the fact that he started behind the dish in each of the previous three days, Wong's absence from the lineup Monday comes as little surprise. Reese McGuire will form a battery with starting pitcher Brayan Bello (forearm) in the latter's return from the 15-day injured list.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Tallies two RBI in defeat
Langliers went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Mets.
Langliers put Oakland in front in the eighth inning with a two-run double to left field for his second multi-hit effort over as many games. The 25-year-old backstop is off to a nice start, slashing .271/.327/.500 with three homers and eight RBI over 52 plate appearances. He has primarily been hitting towards the bottom of the order but could force manager Mark Kotsay to move him up if he keeps hitting.
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Christian Bethancourt C | CHC
Rays' Christian Bethancourt: Smashes three-run shot in win
Bethancourt went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 8-1 win over Toronto.
Bethancourt's three-run shot in the fifth extended Tampa Bay's lead to 7-1 and gave the catcher a long ball in back-to-back games. After not getting a hit across his first three starts, Bethancourt has hit safely in five of his last six, totaling two multi-hit games and six RBI during that stretch.
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Not in lineup vs. Orioles
Grandal is not in the lineup for Sunday's contest against the Orioles, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.
Grandal gets a day of rest after going 3-for-5 and driving in a run in the extra-inning win over the Orioles on Saturday. Seby Zavala is behind the plate and hitting eighth in his place.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Cranks second homer
Higashioka went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Twins.
The catcher got the Yankees on the board in the second inning, taking Tyler Mahle deep to right-center field for his second homer of the season. Higashioka is batting only .150 (3-for-20) as New York's No. 2 backstop, but he has four RBI in six games.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Getting breather Saturday
O'Hoppe is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Red Sox.
Matt Thaiss will catch and bat ninth with right-hander Nick Pivetta on the mound for Boston. O'Hoppe, 23, has slashed .231/.279/.564 with four home runs and 11 RBI through 11 games this season.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Not in lineup Saturday
Langeliers is not in the lineup Saturday against the Mets.
Langeliers nearly hit for the cycle Friday versus New York, but he'll rest up Saturday with Carlos Perez taking a turn behind the plate and Brent Rooker handling the designated hitter duties.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Out of lineup Saturday
Trevino is not in the lineup Saturday versus the Twins.
Trevino returned from his toe injury Friday and went 0-for-3. He'll take a seat Saturday, with Kyle Higashioka handling the catching duties for Domingo German.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Nearly hits for cycle in loss
Langeliers went 3-for-5 with one double, one home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 17-6 loss against the Mets.
Langeliers was a triple away from hitting the cycle, as the A's got blown out through no fault of his own. The catcher now has three home runs through 12 games on the season, half of his total from 40 contests last year. The 25-year-old is slashing .250/.298/.477 and will look to establish himself as Oakland's long-term answer behind the dish.